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Honduras: Teacher Protests Continue

Categories: Latin America, Honduras, Education, Governance, Politics, Protest

Hemispheric Brief [1] reports: “Teacher protests continued in Honduras Monday, despite a threat from President Pepe Lobo that his government would begin suspending, without pay, those who did not return to their classrooms this week. […] The protests, triggered by six months of unpaid wages to Honduran teachers, are now entering their third week. Demonstrators have are also voicing their opposition to a new education bill which would restructure the country’s public education system”